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The Lucian Professorship is named after Brother
Lucian Blersch, C.S.C., who was Professor of Engineering
at St. Edward's from 1938 until his retirement in 1971.
He died in 1986. The endowment given in his name has provided
support for purchases of science equipment for students
in the Natural Sciences and continues to do so. In addition,
a Natural Sciences professor is designated as Lucian Professor,
and receives some support from the endowment for their research
endeavors. Currently, the Lucian Professor also organizes
a seminar which brings a noted scientist to campus and which
highlights research in an area of the Natural Sciences.
The first designated Lucian Professor was Brother Daniel
Lynch, C.S.C., a prominent biologist who taught and conducted
research at St. Edward's from 1954 until his retirement
in 1996, and who was Professor Emeritus of Biology at the
time of his death in 1997.
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